Is Slovakia Almost a Hepatitis D Free Country?

Pavol Kristian Ivana Hockicková Elena HatalováDaniela ŽilinčanováMarek Rác Veronika Bednárová Patrícia Denisa Lenártová Sylvia Drazilova Lubomir Skladany Ivan Schréter Jarcuska Peter Monika Halanova

Published in: Viruses (2023)

The available data show that Slovakia is one of the countries with a very low prevalence of HDV infection, reaching less than 1% in HBsAg-positive patients. Routine testing for hepatitis D is lacking in Slovakia, and therefore it is necessary to implement testing of all HBsAg-positive individuals according to international recommendations.

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electronic health record
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